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Group Results:
Group
Safety Cage and Bumper Design Rationale
Maximum Force
Impact Time
Impulse (average force x time)
Egg Broken?
1
Accordion in the front for extra cushion. Long tube to distance the egg from the impact.
7.9 N
.3 s
.9 Ns
No
2
The box was to protect the egg and the cylinder coming out of the box was supposed to take away the impact from box.
12 N
.1 sec
.6
No
3
We put more cushion in the front to soften the crash
19.5 N
0.1 sec
1 N sec
No
4
We wanted a large mass to equally spread out the impact and increase stopping time.
15 newtons
0.1s
.7 N/sec
No
5
Our safety cage was a box, with the egg inside of the dixi cup. Our bumper was extremely small compared to our overall design.
13 N
0.1 s
0.7 N s
No
6
We made it shaped like a car w/ the cup suspended in the middle to protect it from impact. The bumpers were designed to create a bounce off the wall.
6 Newtons
0.1 Sec
6 N. Seconds
No
7
Our cylindrical design with the double bumpers in the front has structure and good stopping time.
17 N
0.15 s
1.2 N s
No




Group 1 Data

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Group 2 Data
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Group 3 Data
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Group 4 Data
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Group 5 Data

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Group 6 Data
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Group 7 Data


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